joefrompgh

bachie....obviously you forgot about Dubya...ya know the biggest spender of them all....getting us into TWO wars and LOWERING taxes at the same time. Well we are STILL PAYING FOR THESE WARS. BTW: I am educated, have an economics degree and I support the re-election of Barack Obama. When the other party suggests that prostate cancer is caused by birth control pills and that women should put aspirins between their knees to ward off pregnancies, I can see there is only one serious candidate in the mix.

I don't recall the President ever apologizing. Instead he was attempting to right the ship that Bush left sinking. Anyhoo, if America is being perceived as "smaller" by the rest of the world (which I hardly think so), how can that be such a bad thing when what is killing us is coming directly from WITHIN. Oh and Obama's policies are hardly the thing that is tearing this nation apart.....

I live in Pennsylvania and the governor just cut outlays for all state colleges in half. Couple that with the Republicans wanting to cut Pell grants, as well as K-12 school budgets just about everywhere where a state is controlled by Republicans and we have a recipe for virtually eliminating college educations for our own children. I believe its wonderful that our colleges and universitys are providing skills to students from abroad but isn't there a problem when it becomes eventually evident that MOST of the students will be foreign?

We are dying nation, controlled by special interests and the rich and a media that is their soundboard. Am I dilusional to believe that the far right's goal is to make Americans illierate in order to extend their power eternally over a mass that does not know any better?

Johan will never again be the "ace" he was. If all goes well, he will be, at best a #4 or #5 type as he will lose 2-4 mph on his FB and will need to use his change-up more and more. This is optimistic; for most pitchers shoulder surgury is career ending. Just being frank.

I could see it now: "Mets non-tender Dickey but keep Maine and Perez." Kidding, of course; If the Mets were to not tender R.A. it would not only be a dumb baseball move but also an even dumber PR move. Ya know he's gonna get a nice raise, though. Deservingly so!~

Comparing Wildwwod to Seaside Heights is like comparing Seaside Heights to Keansburg. Wildwoodf has always been numero uno because it IS numero uno. And that doesn't even take into consideration that the beaches are FREE to use in Wildwood. I'm not saying Seaside isn't ok but I rather spend my money in Wildwood, thank you. BTW: Ocean City NJ is nice too.

malic2nun....I totally disagree----very few of us thought that the 2010 Mets were going to be relevant. However, go past the 500 record and look at the parts. We are re-building in 2010 and with that, we may be very much relevant in 2011. A lot will tell in the next 24 or so hours, if we are able to dump Perez and Castillo.

OMG!!! The level of ignorance here is astounding. Whether the perps were white or black doesn't really matter. Whether the media is liberal and whether the tea baggers will win in N ovember (and make America worse) doesn't really matter. What matters is that households in America spew hate for immigrants and that hate passes down to the kids. And that goes almost without thought in WHITE CHRISTIAN REPUBLICAN homes. All of you white innocent souls..Look in the MIRROR ! And I know this from my own heritage...I am white and my parents taught me hate, too. Thank God, I learned that everyone is equal and I do not spew hate to my children.

OMG!!! The level of ignorance here is astounding. Whether the perps were white or black doesn't really matter. Whether the media is liberal and whether the tea baggers will win in N ovember (and make America worse) doesn't really matter. What matters is that households in America spew hate for immigrants and that hate passes down to the kids. And that goes almost without thought in WHITE CHRISTIAN REPUBLICAN homes. All of you white innocent souls..Look in the MIRROR ! And I know this from my own heritage...I am white and my parents taught me hate, too. Thank God, I learned that everyone is equal and I do not spew hate to my children.

Some of you are very naive. The hate that these kids have are indirectly taught to them by their PARENTS. There are so many people who feel threatened by Indians. Yet these Indians are the most peaceful people I have ever known. I bet most of you look at Oak Tree Road in Iselin and Edison and say "what a shame." But it isn't a shame---its a thriving community with little or no crime and a lot of ethnic pride. That is what America is all about; a melting pot where everyone has the right to live.

A lot of projects are DOA right now; they aren't limited to Newark. In fact a lot of commercial buildings aswell as strip malls and malls themselves may eventually go bankrupt as leasing rates decline.

I still find Cory inspiring, yet I wonder where he is during each and every day. While he breathes Newark, he doesn't bleed Newark. Yet, if economic conditions hadn't gone south, his administration would likely have hit a home run.

Except for the fact that three little kids are being brought up by wierdos and have names that will ruin their lives, this whole thing is very entertaining.

I could see grandma in court..."your honor, I I I oh, where am I? Oh, I can take those kids to my home, if I can find it. Oh, yeah please, excuse me, I need a drink. I'll be right back."

I could see these kids being home-schooled- "lets see, we will study Western Civilization today. Can you tell me who the greatest leader of all time was? Here's a hint Adolph, we named you after him! If it wasn't for those bad Europeans and American's, Adolph Hitler would have ruled the world and perfected the white race."

Yes, those kids would be better off in foster care but the state NEEDS to have concrete reasons to take them away from their parents, as bad as they are.

By saying some hurtful things, the cop actually was giving Mr Hitler (I mean Campbell)a preview of what his son and daughter will go through in life.

And as to the unkind words, police officers many times are not polite...but maybe that is a reaction to the disrespect that they get and take from the public. As long as the officer didn't physically hurt the man, I don't see any complaint going very far.

The parents should contact the ACLU. Regardless of whether something (like a name) is acceptable to the populace, the ACLU will stand up for the RIGHT of the parents to name their children anything they want to name them. Likewise, we have the right to criticize the parents as much as we like because those poor children will be the subject of ridicule for their entire life (or at least until they are old enough to change their names). Unless the state can clearly show abuse, they are WRONG WRONG WRONG for taking these kids based on their names.

I'm glad to see that there are still folks that support our constitution. Its odd that DYFS took those kids after the news came out about the names...sorta like "lets get those kids, we'll find something to support it."

While the state has no right to take those kids based upon their names, it nevertheless is a sin that these children will grow up in a lonely/hostile envirnonment BECAUSE of their names. However, unless this has become the United Socialist Republic of America, the state has no legal means to do anything about it.

debdeb1031...I feel ya. Parents need to be able to spank their children; its an age-old proven way of punishment. The state needs to take their subjective guidelines on punishment and make them standardized/objective. For spankings, there should not be any sores/bruises. To be effective and legal, it should hurt the child but not HURT the child.

I can symapthize with you on the high insurance/lawsuits but I cannot sympathize with you on carrying debt...in order to go to school these days, most students are taking on debt that is extremely cumbersome.

Someday, someway,lawsuits and settlements will be limited but will that translate to lower fees? I bet not....not unless the government mandates it.

You probably DID have strep throat in your life....before you had your tonsils out. Tonsilectomies are no longer performed on just about every child and they are not recommended for adults. But the end result, is keeping the tonsils makes the individual subject to a lot of cases of strep throat during their lifetimes.

Randy...totally agree; if we are suseptitable to strep throat give US the kit and let us save some time and $$$$. No way, though....doctors have to make their high six figure incomes on our backs. If I didn't have insurance, I would have to pay my doctor $130 for his "hi, everything ok? here's your prescriptions for the next three months, bye!"

Posted by fbccaldwell on 12/30/08 at 4:09AM
Posted by baligirl on 12/29/08 at 7:02PM

"If you feel it is a sin then let them deal with when they meet God.

Baligirl:

1) They will definitely deal with God when they meet him.

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Actually, if they have led a good life God will bring them into heaven with open arms as he/she in the grand design created both heterosexuals and homosexuals. Most individuals are born with their sexual preference and ALL are born without sin. The Bible was written by mortals who largely wrote what THEY believed and not necessarily what God believed.

You want to clean up the world? Well banning guns would be a start...that means no more guns, period. Hunters would "rent" guns from the local police. What about collectors? Treat the collectors like those who collect child porn. Of course this would never happen but it should. Child porn victimizes children and SO DO GUNS!

Secondly, give parents the opportunity to send their wayward children to boot camps. Many parents know when their kids have gone out of their control and right now its just a waiting game...waiting for the worst. Boot camps would make men and women out of these boys and girls.

For those who blast minorities as being the culprets...well this is phenomana that is spreading like wildfire to suburbia. Our children, children of all races, are on the verge of creating their own culture because we adults are living in a world with blinders on.